It's been more than half a year and I've moved from Kansai to Arizona in that time. I miss going to sento. Extremely. This is a quick update with the last sento I visited in Kyoto city. I'll upload the remainder of about 35 more places as soon as I can.

It's been more than half a year since my last update. In that time I have completed writing a thesis and with that finished a master's degree! I would often visit cafes to study and write then hit up a sento on the way home. This study and sento pattern led to a ton of new places in this update but also delayed this update.

There are so many places in this update of 77 new places it's hard to comment on all of them here but below are a few of the many, many highlights. 

I've found some amazing retro places like Mukaijima-yu and Takara Onsen in Kyoto, or Masa no Yu and Mandai-yu in Osaka. Sakura-yu in Kusatsu shows that having a cold well can be just as good as a hot one. Deshiro Onsen in Nishinari-ku and Sakae-yu in Ikuno-ku reminded me not to judge a sento from the outside. If you are looking for a natural hot spring experience, I have two recommendations in this update. First, the remodeled/reopened Shigi no Yu in Sangō Village, a rural area in the mountains between Nara and Osaka, is offering up some great natural hot-spring water and close up views of the planes making their final turns to land at Itami Airport. Further away, Kumatori Onsen in Shingu, Wakayama is a hot-spring hotel that was affordable and friendly while also having a superb spring that you can drink! Lastly, you've got to check out Suehiro Onsen in Hirano-ku if you love really hot baths and interesting signs.

There are also more than a few closures in this update. Yu~raku near Juso being a big one, but also Saiwai in Asahi-ku. For those sento that closed, I wish their owners happiness and health in their retirement. 

While the COVID-19 situation is in flux, maintaining additional manners is still the thoughtful thing to do. Please keep on masking in the changing rooms and abiding by 黙浴 (silent bathing) requests as much as possible. Also remember that many sento have changed their operation schedules. Please confirm the information here with resources like Google Maps or, even better, make a phone call to confirm.

As always thanks for checking out the site! I hope you find it helpful as you explore the many great sento here in Kansai.